Some sources at National Defence headquarters in downtown Ottawa have been suggesting that other federal government departments will move into the building at 101 Colonel By Drive and share the facility with the Department of National Defence. That’s because office space in the building will become available as military personnel and DND staff relocate to the new DND facility at the former Nortel complex in west end Ottawa.

But Public Services and Procurement Canada has shot that idea down. It says although space may be freed up at 101 Colonel By, it will be filled by other DND or Canadian Forces personnel. In other words, no other federal department offices will be relocated to Colonel By.

“The Major-General G. R. Pearkes Building, located at 101 Colonel By Drive, will continue to be fully occupied by DND,” explained Public Services and Procurement Canada spokesman Nicolas Boucher. “Even with DND’s consolidative move to Carling Campus, it will continue to occupy several locations in the NCR including 101 Colonel By Drive.”